Judges 3:4

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And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.

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Hebrew words

וַיִּהְיוּvaiyihyuand they wereH1961לְנַסּוֹתlenasotto put to [the] testH5254בָּםbamby <the> themאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לָדַעַתlada'atto knowH3045הֲיִשְׁמְעוּhayishme'u¿ will they obeyH8085אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מִצְוֹתmitzvot[the] commandments ofH4687יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834צִוָּהtzivahhe had commandedH6680אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲבוֹתָם'avotamancestors theirH1בְּיַד־beyad-by [the] hand ofH3027מֹשֶׁה׃moshehMosesH4872

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Related verses

Judges 2:22
That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.”
Judges 3:1
Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,
1 Corinthians 11:19
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
Deuteronomy 33:8
And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
Exodus 15:25
And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
Deuteronomy 8:2
And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
⁹ Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, ¹⁰ And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: ¹² That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.⁹ The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, ¹⁰ and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. ¹¹ For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, ¹² in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.

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